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Percentage more rosé Americans drank in 2017 than they did in 2016 (and 2016 itself was 44% up over 2015), according to Beverage Industry News. It’s anyone’s guess how much more rosé will be consumed by the end of 2018, but analysts say a rosé glut driven by many hundreds of new brands could be around the corner.

Mataro, zibbibo, and mazuelo are also known as:

A. muscat, chenin blanc, and malbec

B. zinfandel, roussanne, and tempranillo

C. mourvèdre, muscat, and carignan

D. merlot, vermentino, and sangiovese

Mataro is the name that was sometimes used historically in California for the Spanish red grape mourvèdre. Zibbibo is the name used in Sicily and Italy’s other southern volcanic islands for the white grape muscat of Alexandria. In South Africa, steen is the local name for chenin blanc. And in northern Spain the red grape mazuelo (which is often used in Rioja where it is blended with tempranillo and garnacha) is what the French call carignan.

Ullage

Ullage (ULL edge) is the space that develops near the neck and shoulder inside a wine bottle or container because wine has been lost through leakage or evaporation. In a bottle with significant ullage, the… Continue reading

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